Heat 114, Cavaliers 107: LeBron James scored 25 points against his former team, leading host
Miami over Cleveland last night.

Dwyane Wade added 24 points and Chris Bosh 22 for the Heat, which squandered a 19-point
third-quarter lead before rallying from a two-point deficit with eight unanswered points late in
the fourth quarter.

Ray Allen’s two free throws with 2:16 remaining capped the run and put the Heat ahead
106-100.

Kyrie Irving scored 19 points for the Cavaliers, who played the second half without coach Mike
Brown. He was ejected late in the second quarter after he stormed onto the court looking for a foul
on Shane Battier’s block of Alonzo Gee’s layup.

“When you play them, you’re not going to get a lot of calls,” Brown said. “I lost it there.”

Bosh had a season-high 12 rebounds and James was one rebound and assist short of a
triple-double.

The Cavaliers erased a 19-point deficit early in the third quarter, when they outscored the Heat
28-16.

Jarret Jack’s jump shot with 8:03 remaining in the fourth gave the Cavaliers a 93-91 lead and
their first advantage since midway through the first quarter.

Cleveland increased the margin to four on Dion Waiters’ layup with 7:24 remaining.

“We showed life,” said Tristan Thompson, who had 16 points. “We showed that we had fight and we
had some warriors on our team that are not just going to sit down or lay down and get beat up.”

LAST NIGHT’S HIGHLIGHTS

Lakers 88, Bobcats 85: Kobe Bryant scored 21 points and visiting Los Angeles got its first win
since Bryant returned from a torn Achilles tendon four games ago.

Bryant was 8 of 15 from the field and hit two free throws with 37 seconds left to put the Lakers
ahead for good.

Clippers 113, Wizards 97: Chris Paul had 38 points and 12 assists and Los Angeles wrapped up an
East Coast trip with a victory.